RT Book, Section A1 Greydanus, Donald E. A1 Tsitsika, Artemis K. A2 Patel, Dilip R. A2 Greydanus, Donald E. A2 Baker, Robert J. SR Print(0) ID 6973764 T1 Chapter 9. Special Considerations for the Female Athlete T2 Pediatric Practice: Sports Medicine YR 2009 FD 2009 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-149677-3 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6973764 RD 2024/03/28 AB Over the course of the 20th century, the adolescent female athletes became an important participant in the sports environment around the world.1 Women were banned from the first Modern Olympics in 1896, but now make up a significant part of the Olympic games and not infrequently outshine the men. Beyond athletic competition and sporting events, the proven benefits of physical exercise on somatic and mental health are numerous; thus, adolescent females should be encouraged to participate in sport activities. This chapter reviews selected aspects of the adolescent female athletes that include stress urinary incontinence, breast injuries, pregnancy and exercise, menstrual dysfunction, and the female athlete triad Box 9-1. Iron deficiency anemia is increased in female athletes versus males and is discussed in the hematology chapter. An overview of the physiology of the female athletes is considered at this time.